1ST COATINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

10808126 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-07

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

30 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-02-05
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-01
➕
MURPHY, Justin Dee appointed
director
2021-06-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-04
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WILSON, Andrew Peter resigned
director
2020-06-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-06-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-01
➖
THOMPSON, Luke resigned
director
2020-06-01
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WILSON, Andrew Peter appointed
director
2020-02-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-27
➖
BEARDSMORE, Graham resigned
director
2020-02-27
➕
SCOTTMURPHY, Justin Dee appointed
director
2020-02-27
➖
SCOTTMURPHY, Justin Dee resigned
director
2020-02-27
➕
THOMPSON, Luke appointed
director
2020-02-27
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-27
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-02-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-06-07
🏢
Company incorporated
As 1ST COATINGS LIMITED
2017-06-07
➕
BEARDSMORE, Graham appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Justun Dee Murphy Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	27/02/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Graham Beardsmoreceased 27/02/2020· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2017-06-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

8 Highfield Way

Mansfield

Nottingham

NG18 5DF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-09

Last: 2025-05-26

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MURPHY, Justin Dee→

director · ~54y · appointed 2022-01-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BEARDSMORE, Graham→

director · ~73y · appointed 2017-06-07 · resigned 2020-02-27

Resigned

SCOTTMURPHY, Justin Dee→

director · ~54y · appointed 2020-02-27 · resigned 2020-02-27

Resigned

THOMPSON, Luke→

director · ~37y · appointed 2020-02-27 · resigned 2020-06-01

Resigned

WILSON, Andrew Peter→

director · ~56y · appointed 2020-06-01 · resigned 2021-01-04

Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-02-05

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-02-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-07-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-07-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-07-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-04-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-01-06

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-01-06

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-01-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-06-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-15